Part 4! Now that everything is hooked up, time to (finally) start building the tank enclosure from scratch with a sheet of 14 gauge steel and way too many man hours.
In this article we finish the plumbing and relocate the fuel filler neck. I took a rather large diversion of adding a partial roll cage during my fuel tank relocation project but now I am back to working on the fuel tank itself.
Check out the details and pics of how I relocated my gas tank in the rear of my Vitara/Tracker to gain about 7″ of ground clearance behind the rear tires!
Traction offroad is the name of this game and nothing adds more traction than differential lockers. Today we go through a how-to add a ‘welded’ rear locker to any rig that is technically ‘free’ if you are willing to put in the sweat equity.
Manual hubs get rarer to find on vehicles every day. 4wd systems have gotten better over the years but the new ones rely on pesky electronics, cables, and/or vacuum lines. Read more to see what parts I used and lots of pics on how I swapped to manual hubs on […]
Now on to the fun part of testing out all my hard work on ‘PJ’. In this post we tow it out to Kansas Rocks Recreation Park and give the new rig a workout. Read more to see how it went!
Another common problem with the Vitara and Trackers is the aluminum pinion mount on the front differential breaking off which then allows the differential to twist up and bash into the oil pan when in 4wd and reverse. My Vitara was no exception, the mount had broken and the oil […]
The dreaded blinking 4×4 light on Suzuki Vitara and Chevy Trackers is pretty common. I could diagnose and fix it, but I am going to take a different approach on this repair and make it permanent! In this article I will show you how to take the front differential out, […]
Looking to do some offroading with your Suzuki Vitara or Chevy Tracker? The front air dam/valence hangs down really low on these rigs. Read more to see how you can gain 5″ of front ground clearance for free! I recently got a cheap Vitara dubbed ‘PJ’ (my 3 year old […]
Finally picked up a new wheeling rig so I can get back into welding stuff back together after breaking it offroad (which is why I learned to weld in the first place). This post is the start of the adventure including getting stuck on my way to buying it. I […]